Solidworks and/or Photoworks, who uses it? Options

[seanery]

I've got a question. A friend wants us to do some work for him, he's got Photoworks and is outputting some models for us.
Can you set it up to output with an alpha channel? (32-bit image)

thanks,
sean

[andys]

I got VERY familiar with solidworks at UW in the Engineering program there..before I changed my major to doing nothing, with a minor in sitting around..
I've never known anyone to have a computer capable of running solidworks, let alone be able to afford the $45,000 private license.
The whole engineering dept would crash if more than 6 or 7 people were solid rendering at once.
Usually reserved for Educational institutions or larger industrial manufacturers..
If you have it I wanna come over!!
-Bob O

BobO,

I think you're confusing Solidworks with perhaps other high end solid modelling programs like ProE. I have bought several licenses of Solidworks over the years at 1/10th the cost that you suggest. Solidworks can and will run on some not very sofisticated hardware; I have 12 network seats and four single seats at the office. About 10 years ago, I watched a Solidworks presentation and was sold right away. Great program for the money.

Andy